VH-OZQ. Boeing 737-229. c/n 20907-351. Was also registered as: OO-SDA; LX-LGN; F-GVAC; G-GPFI. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Sabena Belgian World Airlines - ? Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - April 1974 First flown at Renton as OO-SDA - April 23, 1974 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDA - April 1974 Accepted by Sabena Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - April 26, 1974 Leased to Luxair (Luxembourg) - January 04, 1988 Entered onto the Luxembourg Aircraft Register as LX-LGN - January 1988 Returned to Sabena Belgian World on termination of the lease in Brussels - January 21, 1992 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDA - January 24, 1992 Leased to Sobelair as the registered operator - March 01, 1992 Entered service with Sobelair (subsidiary of Sabena) - March 13, 1992 Sub-leased to Trans Med Airlines - December 23, 1993 Returned to Sobelair at the end of the lease - January 20, 1994 Returned to Sabena at the end of the lease - October 04, 1995 Re-entered service with Sabena - October 22, 1995 Leased to Sobelair as the registered operator - June 29, 1996 Returned to Sabena Airlines at the end of the lease - September 01, 1996 Sold to European Aviation Ltd (U.K.), Bournemouth - May 15, 1998 Leased to Sabena Airlines as the registered operator Operated its last Sabena revenue service - March 08, 1999 It had flown 52,965 hours with 43,897 cycles Returned to European Aiviation Ltd - March 23, 1999 Ferried Brussels - Paris (Le Bourget) for maintenance in the basic 'Sabena' livery without titles - March 24, 1999 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - March 24, 1999 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GVAC - March 24, 1999 Leased to West Aero and operated by Aigle Azur TA Airlines as the registered operator Withdrawn from use and stored at Perpignan - April 07, 2002 It was observed stored at Perpignan in the standard Westair livery - December 27, 2002 Returned to Europan Aviation Ltd - July 09, 2003 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - July 09, 2003 Leased to European Skybus Ltd (subsidiary of European Aviation) as the registered operator - July 31, 2003 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-GPFI (CofR G-GPFI/R1) - July 31, 2003 Ferried Perpignan - Bournemouth in the 'Westair' livery - August 05, 2003 It was observed at Paris (Charles de Gualle) in 'European' livery operating flights for bmi Baby - June 14, 2004 The aircraft was prepared for delivery to Ozjet Airlines, Australia - ? It departed Bournemouth (United Kingdom) on its delivery flight to Australia as EAF9900 - August 01, 2005 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom - August 03, 2005 Delivery route: Bournemouth - Rhodes - ? - Kuala Lumpur - Darwin - Melbourne Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - September 14, 2005 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OZQ - September 15, 2005 Reregistered to Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd, Melbourne Operated a proving flight Melbourne - Sydney - Melbourne - Sydney - Melbourne as O7501/2/3/4 - October 28, 2005 Operated its first revenue service Melbourne - Sydney - Melbourne as O7012/011 - November 27, 2005 Ozjet ceased scheduled passenger operations - March 12, 2006 The airline's owner decided to concentrate only on charter services from this date The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored Melbourne (Tullamarine) - March 12, 2006 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 24, 2006 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-GPFI - March 24, 2006 Registered to European Aviation Ltd Registration marks applied to the aircraft - April 03, 2006 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom as 'European 9914' - April 04, 2006 It arrived at Bournemouth on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - April 06, 2006 Returned to Melbourne (Tullamarine) via Kuala Lumpur - Darwin in 'Ozjet' livery as 'European 9915' - June 24, 2006 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OZQ - July 31, 2006 Registered to Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd Leased to Airlines of Papua New Guinea - August 21, 2006 Utilised on the twice weekly Brisbane - Port Morseby - Brisbane route Operated the inaugural revenue service Brisbane - Port Moresby - Brisbane as CG200/201 - August 21, 2006 Withdrawn from use - ? Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 08, 2007 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-GPFI - January 08, 2007 Registered to European Skybus Pty Ltd Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Bacau, Romania for maintenance - January 14, 2007 Ferried Bacua - Bournemouth on completion of the planned maintenance - April 02, 2007 It was observed at Norwich operating for FlyBe in 'Ozjet' livery - May 08, 2007 It was observed at Bournemouth undergoing maintenance in 'Ozjet' livery - June 01, 2007 It was observed at Luton in Skybus service in the standard 'Ozjet' livery - August 28, 2008 European Aviation Ltd and its subsidiaries ceased operations - November 30, 2008 The aircraft was stored at Bournemouth in the standard 'Ozjet' livery - December 01, 2008 It was observed stored at Bournemouth minus the port engine in the 'Ozjet' livery - January 08, 2009 It was observed stored at Bournemouth in the 'Ozjet' livery - May 23, 2009 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - June 09, 2011 The aircraft was scrapped when the tail was cut off at Bournemouth - June 24, 2011 The fusselage was observed being used as a cabin crew trainer at Bournemouth - August 29, 2011 |
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OO-SDA. Sabena Belgian World Airlines - in the standard livery at Brussels Airport, October 1980. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-362.) |
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OO-SDA. Sobelair - in the new 'Sabena' livery at Paris Orly Airport, January 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-919.) |
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G-GPFI. European - in the standard livery at Bournemouth Airport, November 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-408.) |
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VH-OZQ. OzJet - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-545.) |
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VH-OZQ. OzJet - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 26, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-365.) |
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G-GPFI. OzJet - in the standard livery at Nice Airport, April 14, 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-407.) |